Loved him so much in that film. At the time he wasn't much of a known quantity so it didn't seem like strange casting. In retrospect it's pretty surprising. But he turns what could easily have been a camp caricature in the hands of a less skilled actor into a genuine character with humanity that's quite moving (as well as being damned funny).

A huge loss. He definitely was one of the best out there. Sad that he wasn't able to win his fight .... Only about a year ago I found out about the drug problems he was having - he was openly talking about it in an interview he gave. RIP